fwiw

"The nominees for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019 are as follows:

Folk Singer of the Year
• Gwilym Bowen Rhys
• Lisa O'Neill
• Olivia Chaney
• Ríoghnach Connolly

Best Duo or Group
• Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita
• Stick in the Wheel
• The Breath
• The Rheingans Sisters

The Horizon Award
• Brìghde Chaimbeul
• Kinnaris Quintet
• Kitty Macfarlane
• The Trials Of Cato

Best Traditional Track
• Factory Girl by Lisa O'Neill ft. Radie Peat
• Ffoles Llantrisant by VRï
• The Foggy Dew by Ye Vagabonds
• The Reedcutter's Daughter by Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith

Best Original Track
• Blackbird by Lisa O'Neill
• I Burn But I Am Not Consumed by Karine Polwart
• Spells Out by Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening
• Scapa Flow 1919 by Kris Drever

Best Album
• Ancora by Flook
• Heard a Long Gone Song by Lisa O’Neill
• Hide and Hair by The Trials of Cato
• Soar by Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita

Musician of the Year
• Jenn Butterworth
• Mohsen Amini
• Sam Sweeney
• Seckou Keita "

- https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/bbc-radio-2-folk-awards-2019-manchester 

playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/41SsScC3k4TdZmMseuEhvR?si=Eobsa5keSziU9nqBWxk6sw 

'Best Album' is the only category with a public vote.
four nominees :
Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita – Soar
Flook – Ancora
Lisa O’Neill – Heard a Long Gone Song
The Trials Of Cato – Hide and Hair
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/6qBqcNXDxYyzwjY2XhPFjs/radio-2-folk-awards-2019-best-album-vote 

The programme will be 16th October
https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl8v/2019/10/16#evening

Tickets - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
https://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/whats-on/bbc-radio-2-folk-awards-161019/